Limit Revisions vs WP Revisions Control

Head-to-head on the signals that matter, from the public WordPress.org data.

Limit Revisions

by Carlos Martínez Romero

Health D48

WP Revisions Control

by Erick Hitter

Health C69

Active-install trajectory

Limit Revisions WP Revisions Control

Active installs, each indexed to 100 at the start of the window. A line above 100 is growing its install base, below 100 is shrinking.

Metric	Limit Revisions	WP Revisions Control
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	1K–2K	40K–50K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-50%	0% ✓
Overall health	D · 48	C · 69 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	5/100	55/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	81/100	84/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.22★	4.31★ ✓
Reviews	5	13 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	42/100	78/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Low ✓
Last updated	3.5y ago	1.2y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	189	1.9K ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Admin & Utilities

✓ marks the stronger plugin on each row. Rows where they're level show no marker.

Release activity

Limit Revisions WP Revisions Control

7-day average daily downloads. Downloads spike for about a week after each release as the install base re-downloads, so read this as release cadence, not growth.